NEW & NOW
BY METROFAMILY’S EDITORIAL TEAM. PHOTOS PROVIDED.
40th Redbud Classic to benefit Wings Special Needs Community
The annual Redbud Classic celebrates its 40th year of fun, fitness and philanthropy in the OKC metro the weekend of April 15 and
Each year, proceeds from the Redbud events benefit a local nonprofit
organization. The 2023 beneficiary is Wings, which enhances the lives of adults with
16. Events include bike tours, 5k and 10k timed runs, a 5k wheelchair and push chair event and a 2-mile walk, in addition to a 1-mile kids’ fun run, a 1-mile Woof Walk and a 2-mile Baby Stroller Derby.
developmental disabilities through social, vocational and residential programs. Program participants develop productive job skills; learn art, culinary and life skills; and have opportunities to serve the community together.
WOOF WALK!
Sunday also includes the popular finish line Redbud Bash with food trucks, free family-friendly games and activities, music and other entertainment.
For complete Redbud details and to register for events, visit redbud.org. For more information
THE REDBUD CLASSIC INCLUDES SEVERAL FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS, LIKE THE 2-MILE BABY STROLLER DERBY. PHOTOS BY CAROLYN TAYLOR, JONES PR.
about Wings, visit wingsok.org.
RIVERSPORT OKC bike park expansion opens this spring
The Oklahoma Trailhead and Bike Park expansion at RIVERSPORT OKC includes a new bike plaza, an outdoor classroom, a community garden, play area and paved parking. Shipping containers provide a unique gathering place that includes a welcome center, a nature center and ADA restrooms. Plus, an elevated portion of the trail will travel across the rooftops of the shipping containers! The $1.4 million trailhead and bike park will function as a hub of the city’s trail system, which will run through RIVERSPORT Boathouse District and will soon connect to the Katy Trail to the east. Cyclists will be able to make a complete 5-mile loop around Oklahoma City on paved trails as well as access revamped mountain bike trails and jump lines. The bike park is located at the intersection of I-35 and I-40.
“Biking is one of the most accessible ways for people to enjoy the outdoors,” said Mike Knopp, executive director of RIVERSPORT. “With this expansion, we’re able to provide the amenities that really make the trails work, such as accessible restrooms, drinking fountains and refillable water bottle stations, plenty of shade and seating for rest stops, and a place where you can do minor bike repairs.”
AN ELEVATED PORTION OF THE NEW OKLAHOMA TRAILHEAD AND BIKE PARK EXPANSION AT RIVERSPORT OKC WILL TRAVEL OVER THE ROOFTOPS OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS.
10 METROFAMILYMAGAZINE.COM / MAR-APR 2023
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